Nyctimystes nullicedens

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Nyctimystes nullicedens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Nyctimystes
Species:
N. nullicedens
Binomial name
Nyctimystes nullicedens
(Kraus, 2018)
Synonyms
  • Litoria nullicedens Kraus, 2018

Nyctimystes nullicedens is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae. [2] It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and has been found on the south-western side of Mount Obree, at 550 meters above sea level. [3]

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Taxonomy

This species is related to the northern New Guinea tree frog. [4]

Description

Nyctimystes nullicedens has green pigmentation on the mucosa of its mouth.

Threats

The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction but notes that the risk of chytrid fungus entering its habitat poses a threat. Scientists recommend ex situ breeding programs. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Litoria nullicedens". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T136933090A136933125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T136933090A136933125.en . S2CID   242189860. 136933090. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Nyctimystes nullicedens (Kraus, 2018) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Litoria nullicedens". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ Fred Kraus (August 8, 2018). "Taxonomy of Litoria graminea (Anura: Hylidae), with descriptions of two closely related new species (Abstract)". Zootaxa. 4457 (2): 264–284. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4457.2.3. PMID   30314169. S2CID   52972250 . Retrieved August 3, 2020.


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